Snook.ca

Retrospection, Introspection and Future-spection

There are quite a few people with their “Best of” lists and
their predictions of the year to come. I had originally intended to do the same
and browsed my archive to find a personal list of what I liked but was somewhat
surprised. I had expected to find a large collection of well-thought and
delightful articles ala 456 Berea
Street. Instead I found mostly stuff I encountered during development; odd
rendering issues or JavaScript behaviour that I had run into.

Certainly not a bad thing as it's kept fairly close to the
original goal of this site: tips, tricks, and bookmarks on web development.
Luckily, the new year brings with it new hope. With my new adventure as a professional web developer for
hire set to begin, along with my many side projects, there should be
plenty of stuff to talk about. I’ll continue to cover the odd things I
encounter but no longer having an employer means I have greater flexibility in
being able to share real, practical examples of the projects I work on. You can
also expect to see more articles covering not just coding but also more about
the process of web development.

From a design perspective, this site likely won’t change
much in the year to come. This layout has proved quite popular and successful.
I’m still surprised by the number of people who stop by and offer their
regards. However, I can never leave well enough alone so certainly expect some
changes. As well, the main snook.ca page will
see a makeover as it becomes a marketing vehicle for my web development
business.

2006 looks promising not only for me but for so many of
you, as well, and for that I think we can all be happy.

I have enjoyed the site very much over the past year, and the design is as fresh today as it was when it was first made live. Little tweaks like the comment box and comment preview are always nice, but the design holds it's own quite well.